East Cocalico is a township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to about 10,949 people across 20 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17578, and parts of 17517, 17522 and 17569 are in East Cocalico too.
Homes sold for a median of $196 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly East Cocalico; also West Cocalico and Clay Township (Lancaster County)
Mostly Denver; part is in East Cocalico
Mostly Ephrata Borough; part is in East Cocalico
Mostly Spring Township (Berks County); part is in East Cocalico
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Cocalico. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)53 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Lancaster Airport (LNS)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Philadelphia, PA55 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Cocalico; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
East Cocalico had 10,767 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 238th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Lancaster County grew from 159,241 residents in 1900 to 552,984 in 2020.
Lancaster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lancaster Ap, PA weather station (11 miles away).
249,379 jobs at 13,776 businesses in Lancaster County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Cocalico.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ephrata Borough, Ephrata Township, West Earl, West Cocalico, Denver, Brecknock Township (Lancaster County), Spring Township (Berks County), Clay Township (Lancaster County), Earl Township (Lancaster County), South Heidelberg and Adamstown.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.